Re: Apple iic 5.25" check drive error...

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Steve Savage" <realitystorm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:xxOee.24690$3U.1187727@news20.bellglobal.com...
: I have an apple iic (5.25") and also and apple iie card in a mac.
:
: Every disk I put in the apple iic I now get a clicking sound, and the
error:
: "check drive", I've tried the same disks on the apple iie card and they
seem
: to work.
:
: I remember reading something about an apple basic command to reset the
: drive, but can't find it anymore... can anyone help?

This might help.


Place the cleaning disk in your drive and
turn on the Apple or reboot several times
to allow for the full 30 seconds.

Oh, wait a IIc is smarter than that...

Turn on the IIc and press crtl-reset to
get to a basic prompt, "]" then type the
poke command followed by the numbers below
and press enter.

POKE -16151,0 TURNS ON DRIVE 1
POKE -16135,0 TURNS ON DRIVE 2
POKE -16152,0 TURNS OFF DRIVE 1
POKE -16136,0 TURNS OFF DRIVE 2


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